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Ashington dad lost both of his legs after small cut on his hand turned into life-threatening sepsis

*Warning: Contains distressing images* Darren Spence was placed in an induced coma after developing sepsis and had to have his legs amputated

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Kevin Keegan and Gazza send messages of support to toddler waiting on heart transplant

Beatrix Adamson-Archbold, 20 months, is waiting in the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle for a donor organ

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How Sunderland's Monkwearmouth Hospital will look after controversial redevelopment

Sunderland's Monkwearmouth Hospital will see its entrance rebuilt as part of a regeneration plan

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Longbenton three-year-old ran Mini Great North Run to help search for cure for his uncle's killer cancer

Harry Watson is desperate to help his uncle fight an incurable form of cancer

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Top consultant says North East has 'double the rate' of epilepsy compared to 'posh areas of London'

Dr Rhys Thomas is keen to highlight how the North East has the highest rate of epilepsy in the UK

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'His heart's still beating': Mum speaks out about why she's glad she donated her son's organs after shock death

Honey Sales has spoken of how she would have always regretted not agreeing to organ donation when her son Connor died in 2019.

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Newcastle cancer charity boss warns of 'catastrophic' impact of cost of living crisis on patients

The head of Newcastle's Maggie's Centre has warned the cost-of-living crisis has had a crippling impact on cancer patients

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BBC Ambulance highlights how emergency services handled Sunderland gas explosion

The Sunderland gas explosion early this year and a shocking car accident which saw a drunk driver plough off an overpass above the A1 featured in an episode of the BBC's Ambulance

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North East Ambulance Service staff in the GMB union set for formal strike ballot

Paramedics and support staff at North East Ambulance Service could walk out on strike this winter

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North East children at risk of serious illnesses after missing vaccinations, UKHSA warns

The percentage of children in the region receiving their routine vaccinations including the MMR fell last year

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'I won't make it': Melanie Hartshorn's last ditch plea to raise £32,000 in less than a week for lifesaving op

Melanie Hartshorn's condition is worsening - and if she can't undergo surgery in Barcelona next week, she fears she won't make it into 2023.

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Houghton Feast returns next month with tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

North East residents look forward to the week-long festivities every year - with plenty to do and see when it lands in the region

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Family of brave girl, nine, raise £70,000 for lifesaving baby X-ray machine at Sunderland hospital

Luna Petrucci's mum and dad set up the Red Sky Foundation in response to her ordeal - she was diagnosed with two holes in her heart as a newborn

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Newcastle heart unit tot Beatrix inspires Freeman Hospital builders to wear pink for Organ Donation Week

Beatrix Adamson-Archbold's brave wait for a heart transplant has inspired many - including the building contractors she sees in hospital every day.

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Freeman Hospital doctor raises awareness of shocking incurable cancer that 'sneaks up on you' with 500km cycle

Prof Graham, Jackson is fundraising for blood cancer charity Myeloma UK.

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Walk for Beatrix: County Durham police officers plan fundraising march for tot who needs a heart

Beatrix Adamson-Archbold is still awaiting a heart transplant - colleagues of her dad Terry are set for a charity march from County Durham to the Freeman Hospital to raise awareness of her situation

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Heartbreak as Freeman Hospital cleaner dies of rare form of Covid leaving teen daughters orphaned

Judith Thorpe, 49, died this week of a rare form of Covid-19 which is believed to have affected less than 20 people worldwide.

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Astonishing Lego model will help Freeman Hospital children's cancer patients ahead of radiotherapy treatment

Steve Mayes has built a model radiotherapy machine to help young cancer patients get used to what their treatment will be like.

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From life support to winning gold - Meet the heart transplant teen who won at British Transplant Games

Kayleigh Llewellyn received a heart transplant at the age of just 12 at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital

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'It's a miracle I'm still alive - now Aurelia is the same' - North Shields mum reflects after baby survives open heart surgery

Would-be midwife Megan Ramsey thought she was just being an 'anxious mum', but baby Aurelia had a terrifying heart condition

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Toddler kept alive with mobile heart gets transplant at Newcastle hospital - after two year wait

Grace Westwood, two, was fitted with a Berlin Heart machine at the Freeman Hospital

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Scots toddler kept alive by portable blood pump desperately needs a new heart

Ethan Mains' family are pleading with people to become organ donors.

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Glasgow toddler needs new heart as desperate family plead for donors

Ethan Mains, three, is being kept alive with portable blood pumps but cannot leave hospital for long and rarely goes outside. He is waiting for a heart transplant.

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'Every day it gets harder' - Parents of Freeman Hospital heart unit patients plead for families to consider organ donation

Parents of children waiting for life-saving heart transplants have come together to make a powerful plea for others to consider donating their child's organs even in the midst of tragedy.

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Brave parents of kids waiting for heart transplants urge Brits to consider organ donation

The youngsters are aged 10 months to eight years old and are all being treated at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne - where Mirror campaigner Max Johnson received his heart.

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